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Dr. Thomas Otieno Juma

Thomas Otieno Juma (DPhil) is an expert of International Relations and Diplomacy with keen focus on Africa. Currently lectures Public Administration at University of Kabianga, Kericho - Kenya. Administratively at the moment serving as the Head of Department Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Kabianga at the same time a serving Member Board of Graduate Studies (BGS) representing School of Education, Arts and Social Sciences. Previously in 2020 taught at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) having been a Part Time Lecturer at Moi University, Kisii University, and Rongo University. Juma is a member of International Political Science Association (IPSA). Holds a PhD in Political Science, Kisii University (Kenya), MA in International Relations and Diplomacy, Nkumba University (Uganda), and having obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), at Bugema University (Uganda). Has authored many articles in refereed journals centred on; Regional Security, Diplomacy, Conflict, Governance, and Policy in these areas found in open online research depositories such as Social Science Research Network (SSRN), Research gate, and Academia.edu.

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Authored Book (Online)

  • 1. JUMA, Thomas Otieno, BARENZI, G.M., and OLUOCH, K. (2012). Statism and Regionalism, Kenya’s Experience: Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes Region. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 2. NYANSWHA, Justin and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2012). International HRs Organization Reports: Impacts on African States Foreign Relations. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 3. JUMA, Thomas Otieno, OLUOCH, K., and MONYANI, M. (2013). Political Insights into African Democracy and Elections. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 4. MONYANI, Margaret, NDEGE, Peter O., and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2013). A New Mandate in IDP Resettlement: Kenya’s Perspective. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 5. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and OLUOCH, K. (2014). South Sudan: a New Path? Compilations and Comments on African Independence. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 6. JACOB, Kipkemboi Rotich, MULONGO, Leonard, and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2014). Strategic Planning in HRM and Public Administration. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 7. SITIENEI, Shadrack Kipkoech, OLUOCH, K., and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2018). Intervening in Humanitarian Crisis: The Red Cross Society. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.
  • 8. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). Election’s Management in Regions: A Global Security. Independently Published, Amazon - USA.
  • 9. JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2020). Nyakach Historical Glimpses: A 100 Years Plus Life, Hellena Omolo Awich Biograph. Cavalry Publishers, Nairobi – Kenya.

Book Chapters

  • 1. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2021). African International Relations, Chapters’ Overview. Chapter One in Oluoch, Kenneth K., Mawa, Michael, and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2021), Eds. African International Relations: Thematic Analysis. Exceller Books. (https://www.amazon.com/African-International- Relations-Thematic-Analysis-ebook/dp/B08XZQZH2B/ref=sr...)
  • 2. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech (2021). Polar Politics and Regionalism in Africa. Chapter Two in Oluoch, Kenneth K., Mawa, Michael, and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2021), Eds. African International Relations: Thematic Analysis. Exceller Books. (https://www.amazon.com/African-International- Relations-Thematic-Analysis-ebook/dp/B08XZQZH2B/ref=sr...)
  • 3. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2021). The Paradoxes of Hedging in Regional Security Complexes of/in Africa. Chapter Twelve in Oluoch, Kenneth K., Mawa, Michael, and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2021), Eds. African International Relations: Thematic Analysis. Exceller Books.
  • 4. JUMA, Thomas Otieno, Barenzi, George M., and Sitienei, Shadrack K. (2021). Landlocked Countries Foreign Policy and Cross Border Security: the Case of Republic of Uganda. Chapter Fourteen in Oluoch, Kenneth K., Mawa, Michael, and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2021), Eds. African International Relations: Thematic Analysis. Exceller Books. (https://www.amazon.com/African-International- Relations-Thematic-Analysis-ebook/dp/B08XZQZH2B/ref=sr...)
  • 5. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Jr. Rengo, Gyyw Rengo (2021). Elite - Ethno Kleptocracy in Africa. Chapter Three in Ndege, Peter O., Mawa, Michael, and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2021), Eds. Governance Framework for a New Africa. Exceller Books. (https://www.amazon.com/Governance-Framework-Africa- Peter-Odhiambo-ebook/dp/B0913H3S67)
  • 6. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Ndege, Peter Odhiambo (2021). Migrant Labour and Urban African Problem. Chapter Five in Ndege, Peter O., Mawa, Michael, and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2021), Eds. Governance Framework for a New Africa. Exceller Books. (https://www.amazon.com/Governance-Framework-Africa- Peter-Odhiambo-ebook/dp/B0913H3S67)

Publications in Refereed Journals

  • 1. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2021). Political Campaigns in Kenyan Churches; a Compromise of an Arbiter? (Under Review).
  • 2. Siambe, Fred Omweri and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2022). Bureaucratic Corruption on Devolved Units on Hard – Core Infrastructural Service Delivery; Case of Lake Region Economic Block, Kenya; The Strategic Journal of Business and Change Management.
  • 3. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech (2020). Applicability Of ‘Influence’ As A Measurable Tool In Social Science Research. International Multilingual Journal of Science and Technology (IMJST)ISSN: 2528-9810Vol. 5 Issue 7, July. www.imjst.org, Pp. 1212-1217.
  • 4. Nyaliech, Jack Ochieng’ and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). Human Rights Approach in Promoting Rights of Vulnerable Women; the HIV Infected and Affected in Tinderet, Nandi County. IISTE, Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization. Vol.99, pp. 36-48, www.iiste.org.
  • 5. Ang’anyo, Michael O. and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). Understanding Security Concerns at the County Level: Experiences from Counties in the North Rift Region of Kenya. European Modern Studies Journal. Vol. 4, No. 4, Pp.61-76.
  • 6. Ang’anyo, Michael O. and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). Synchronizing Security Strategies Between the National and County Governments in the North Rift Region of Kenya. European Modern Studies Journal. Vol. 4, No. 4, Pp. 44-60.
  • 7. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). Understanding Kenya’s Electoral Management Architectural Context: Surviving Both the State and a Volatile Region; Journal of Diplomacy and International Studies. Vol. 3, No. 01, pp.1-24; https://journal.uir.ac.id/index.php/jdis/index.
  • 8. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). Application of Regional Security Complex Theory in Electoral Management, a View of East African Region. Trends in Technical and Scientific Research. Volume 4 Issue 2 – September. DOI:10.19080/TTSR.2020.04.555635.
  • 9. Kiplagat, Ian, Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech, and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). A Critical Examination of the Role of Non Governmental Organizations in Conflict Transformation in Kenya. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 10, Issue 6, June . http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.10.06.2020.p10236, Pp.312-317.
  • 10. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Ibrahim Manyara (2020). Contradictions of Ethics in Politics: Perspectives of Corporate and Personal Ethics. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, United Kingdom. ISSN 2348 0386,Vol. VIII, Issue 6, June; pp.152-165.
  • 11. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Barenzi, George Mugisha (2020). The Interplay of Regionalism and Statism in Conflict Transformation of the Great Lakes of Africa: A Critical Look at Kenya. Trends in Technical and Scientific Research. Volume 4 Issue 2 – September. DOI:10.19080/TTSR.2020.04.555634, Pp. 019-028.
  • 12. JUMA, Thomas Otieno, Dr. Amb. Paul Kurgat, and Amb. Muthi Gitonga (2020). Diplomacy in the 21st Century: A Crossroad for ‘Small States’ Amidst Global Power Play; IISTE, International Affairs and Global Strategy Journal. Vol.83, pp. 29-38. www.iiste.org.
  • 13. Dr. Amb. Paul K. Kurgat, Dr. Alice J. Kurgat, and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2020). The Impact of Infectious Diseases on Kenya’s Health Diplomacy; An Inter-State Phenomenon. Archives of Business Research Journals, Birmingham, B288JP, United Kingdom.
  • 14. Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2019). The Role of the Kenya Red-Cross Society in addressing the Humanitarian Crisis of Internally Displaced Persons in Uasin-Gishu County. International Journal of Sociology and Humanities; Volume 1; Issue 2; July.
  • 15. Lelan, Godwin Kibet and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2019). Criminality among Youths and its Effects to Development in Developing Countries. International Journal of Sociology and Humanities. Online ISSN: 2664-8687;Print ISSN: 2664-8679; Volume 1; Issue 2;July; Page No. 27-33.
  • 16. Lelan, Godwin Kibet and JUMA, Dr. Thomas Otieno (2019). Critique of the Statement “Traditional Focus on State Security is Inadequate and Needs to Encompass Safety and Well-being for Citizens”. International Journal of Sociology and Humanities. Online ISSN: 2664-8687;Print ISSN: 2664-8679; Volume 1; Issue 2;July; Page No. 03-09.
  • 17. Lelan, Godwin Kibet and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2019). Iti Fatimah Bahari 2010: Qualitative Versus Quantitative Research Strategies: Contrasting Epistemological and Ontological Assumptions. Provide a critique on the article on the major assumptions, strengths and weakness of each strategy and applicability in security research. International Journal of Sociology and Humanities. Online ISSN: 2664-8687;Print ISSN: 2664-8679; Volume 1; Issue 1;January, Page No. 25-27.
  • 18. Sitienei S. K. and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2019). Ethical Issues in Governance: A Legal or Political Issue? A Review of Vetting of Public Officers in Kenya. European Modern Studies Journal (EMSJ), Jul-Aug 2019 Issue.
  • 19. JUMA, Thomas Otieno, Maurice N. Amutabi, Erick T. Ogwora (2018). Changing Nature of African Conflicts: Regional Electoral Insecurity. E-International Relations. www.e-ir.info.
  • 20. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Barenzi, George Mugisha (2018). Colonial and Contemporary Typifications: Defining the Conflicts in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) of Africa; International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP)-ISSN (Online): 2581-6187, Volume 1, Issue 5, 27-32.
  • 21. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2018). The Changing Faces of East African Region Economic Cooperation: Is it Politics or Economic Expediency? International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP) ISSN (Online): 2581 - 6187, Volume 1, Issue 5, 14-23.
  • 22. JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2018). Zimbabwe Elections: Local and Regional Implications. E- International Relations. www.e-ir.info.
  • 23. JUMA, Thomas Otieno, Maurice N. Amutabi, Erick T. Ogwora (2018). "Challenges of Elections Management to Security in a Regional Complex: Kenya’s 2007 Election in East Africa" Published in International Journal of Trend in Research and Development (IJTRD), ISSN: 2394-9333, Volume-5 | Issue-5, October, URL: http://www.ijtrd.com/papers/IJTRD17936.pdf.
  • 24. Ogaro, Davis Nyaoko and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2018). Yielding Economic Cooperation in Africa through Developmental State; Focusing on the Obstacles. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10.2139/ssrn.3177006.
  • 25. JUMA, Thomas Otieno and Ogaro, Davis Nyaoko (2018). The Post 1990s Incubation of Constitutional Reforms in Africa, a Desire to Fix ‘The Form State’; Case of Kenya. ssrn.3167199, SSRN Electronic Journal.
  • 26. Ogaro, Davis Nyaoko and JUMA, Thomas Otieno (2018). An Assessment of the Response of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Towards 2007 Post Election Violence in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. American Based Research Journal ISSN 2304 – 7151, Volume 7(03), March, 01-13.
  • 27. Ogaro, Davis Nyaoko and Juma, Thomas Otieno (2018). Analysis of the Politico – Ecology of Electoral Management towards Kenya’s 2007 Post Election Violence. International Journal of Development and Sustainability Vol.7 No.7, 296-328.
  • 28. Juma, Thomas Otieno (2017). The Future of Nation – States in Africa and Beyond the 21st Century: Federalism or Secession? American Based Research Journal ISSN 2304 – 7151, Volume 6(12), December, 22-36.
  • 29. Ondicho, Charles Nyantiri and Juma, Thomas Otieno (2017). Assessment of the contribution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Towards Poverty Alleviation in Molo Station, Rift Valley Province - Kenya. IJournals: International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern ISSN - 2347-9698, Volume 5 Issue 1 2 December.
  • 30. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Kiplagat, Ian (2017). Devolving Nairobi; ‘The Last’ Decentralization in Kenya for Equitable Development. IJournals: International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern ISSN - 2347-9698 Volume 5 Issue 1 January.
  • 31. Juma, Thomas Otieno (2017). From Bipolar to Unipolar: An Analysis of the Constant United States of America (USA) Global Foreign Policy and Its Implications; IJournals: International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern ISSN - 2347- 9698 Volume 5 Issue 1 January.
  • 32. Juma, Thomas Otieno (2016). Kenya’s Electoral Management Dynamics and East Africa’s Regional Security Architecture; Reflections on the 2007 Election; Dec. International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), Volume 3 Issue 13, December.
  • 33. Chelang’a, James Kiprop and Juma, Thomas Otieno (2016). Students’ Perceptions of the Administration and Management of Field Courses: The Case of Third Year Students at Moi University, 2015. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal (ASSRJ), Nov.
  • 34. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Okara, Elly Arudo (2016). The Urgency For Federalism In Africa: As A Panacea For Ethnic Conflicts and Development in Kenya; International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) ISSN:2394-4404, Volume 3, Issue 8, July.
  • 35. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Onah, Evans Otieno (2016). Remuneration Policy and Inequalities in Kenya, a Source of Labour Wars: Borrowing from Global Lessons; International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern, Volume 4, Issue 5, May.
  • 36. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Kiplagat, Ian (2016). Going Federalism! A Reality or an Option?: Redefining Kenya; IOSR-JAC, Volume 9, Issue 4.
  • 37. Juma, Thomas Otieno (2016). Re-Evaluating Value Systems for Kenyan Youths for Social Transformation; International Journal of World Policy and Development Studies ISSN(e): 2415-2331, ISSN(p):2415-5241, Vol. 2, No. 5, pp: 31-37.
  • 38. Juma, Thomas Otieno, Tum, Tecla, and Arusei, Esther (2016). Money Culture in Kenyan Politics: Question of Morality vis a vis Integrity in Global View, International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research Vol. 03, Issue 05, pp.1423-1432, May.
  • 39. Juma, Thomas Otieno, Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech, and Serem, Nicholas (2016). In Search of African Leadership Destiny: Revolutions, Elections, or Dialogue? International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 03, Issue 02, pp.1214 - 1220, February.
  • 40. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Opondo, Paul Abiero (2015). Restructuring Security in Africa Beyond The Millennium: Al- Shabaab Menace in Kenya, International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering, Science and Technology, Volume 2, Issue 2, ISSN: 2055-530X.
  • 41. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Onkware, Ken (2015). The Challenges of Public Policy Formulation and Evaluation Through The Questions “What, Who, How, And When? International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management United Kingdom Vol. III, Issue 11, Nov 2015, ISSN 2348 0386, Page 830.
  • 42. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech (2015). Political Decision Making During Crisis; Case Study of Samuel Kivuitu and Justin Muturi in Kenya, IJECM Journal, Issue of Nov. 2015.
  • 43. Sholle, Julius and Juma, Thomas Otieno (2015). Intra and Inter Generational Conflicts on Environment, Kenya’s Perspective, Journal of International Journal for Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Nov.
  • 44. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Oluoch Ken (2014). “The ‘African- State’ Sovereignty in the 21st Century on Spotlight: Building Paradigms”, IJOART IJOART Volume 3, Issue 11, November Edition.
  • 45. Juma, Thomas Otieno, Sitienei, Shadrack Kipkoech, and Arusei, Esther (2014). Commodification and End of Ethics in International Relations, IISTE Journal of International Affairs and Global Strategy, ISSN 2224-574X (Paper) ISSN 2224-8951 (Online) Vol.22, pp. 1-9.
  • 46. Juma, Thomas Otieno, Rotich, Jacob Kipkemboi, and Mulongo, L. (2014). Devolution and Governance Conflicts in Africa: Kenya’s Scenario, IISTE Journal of Public Policy and Administration Research, ISSN 2224-5731(Paper) ISSN 2225- 0972 (Online) Vol.4, No.6.
  • 47. Nyanshwa, Justin and Juma, Thomas Otieno (2013). Impacts of Human Rights Organizations’ Reports in Shaping African States Foreign Relations, IISTE Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences, ISSN 2222- 1719 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (Online) Vol.3, No.21, pp. 45-53.
  • 48. Juma, Thomas Otieno and Oluoch Ken (2013). System Failure Causes of Conflict in Africa as a Social Transformation, IISTE Journal of International Affairs and Global Strategy, ISSN 2224-574X (Paper) ISSN 2224-8951 (Online), Vol.17, pp. 11-19.

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